Posts Tagged ‘Mike Leigh’
Film Review – Mr. Turner
J.M.W. Turner was considered a controversial painter in the 19th century. His use of light and his elevating of landscape painting as an art form to rival historical paintings in England was seen as one of the key forerunners of the impressionist movement. Fellow artists…
READ MOREDVD Rundown 5-28-2013 – Video Podcast #258
Spencer and Ben Kendrick (Screen Rant) give their DVD rundown for May 28th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Longmire, Beetlejuice, Hellbound? and Life Is Sweet.
READ MOREFilm Review – Shame
In modern society, technology has made privacy something of a rarity. Even if you choose not to participate in the hubbub of social networking and other various internet activities, chances are something about you is somewhere online. Privacy is something society has cherished for a…
READ MOREFilm Review – Anonymous
When the tagline of your film is “Was Shakespeare a fraud?,” you’re immediately courting controversy. Then, when your film proposes the idea that someone besides Shakespeare really wrote all his plays, and the man himself was simply an opportunistic actor who took advantage of a…
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